Chile court probes Pinochet judge

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By Clinton Porteous
BBC correspondent in Santiago


Chile's Supreme Court says it will examine critical comments allegedly made by the judge investigating former President Augusto Pinochet.

Judge Juan Guzman was quoted in a foreign newspaper as saying he had been subject to pressure stemming from the Chilean government, army and church.

Mr Guzman is Chile's best-known judge well-known for human rights cases.

The controversy comes as lawyers for General Pinochet prepare to appeal against charges laid by Mr Guzman.
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1. Chile widens probe into Pinochet's finances: Jamaica Observer

Chile widens probe into Pinochet's finances

AP
Wednesday, February 16, 2005



SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Chile's tax agency is broadening its probe into allegations of tax fraud on the part of General Augusto Pinochet, combing through more than 20 years of financial statements submitted by the former dictator, a local newspaper reported yesterday.

The move more than doubles the time period on which Chile's International Tax Service is focusing in the investigation. The agency is looking into reports that Pinochet secretly maintained multimillion-dollar accounts at a bank in Washington from 1994 to 2002.

A tax service spokesman told The Associated Press he could neither confirm or deny the report by Santiago daily El Mercurio, citing an ongoing investigation.

Lawyers for Pinochet also had no comment.
Judicial authorities are looking into the source of Pinochet's wealth after a US Senate committee reported that he maintained undisclosed accounts at the Riggs Bank in Washington, holding up to US$8 million.

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